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Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis ... - Differential ... syndrome, Posterior Synechiae ... • Bilateral Miosis ... #differential #
Horner's Syndrome
 • Anhidrosis: Diminished sweating of ipsilateral face and neck
 • Miosis: Loss of sympathetic
face and neck • Miosis ... impaired dilation) • Ptosis ... Müller's muscle - Ptosis
Miosis Causes - 4 P's Mnemonic
Constricted: pupils < 2mm, Pinpoint: pupils < 1mm
 • Pain Killer:
Miosis Causes - ... Pilocarpine: Eye drops #Miosis ... PPPP #Mnemonic #differential
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Ptosis ... associated with ptosis ... Neurogenic Ptosis ... #neurology #Differential
SIGNS OF CHOLINERGIC CRISIS: DUMBELLS
-Diarrhea
-Urination
-Miosis
-Bradycardia
-Bronchospasm
-Emesis
-Lacrimation
-Lethargy
-Salivation

#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Muscarinic #Cholinergic #Toxidrome #Poisoning #DUMBELLS #DUMBBELLS #Mnemonic
Diarrhea -Urination -Miosis
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
Low Back Pain - Differential ... Disease (Do Not Miss ... #LowBackPain #Differential
All About Horner's Syndrome

Horner's syndrome, known as 
"oculosympathetic paresis" by people 
who don't have friends, is
classically results in ptosis ... droop eyelid), miosis
Trunk / Sacral Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic
 • Squamous cell carcinoma
 • Basal cell
Skin Ulcers - Differential ... • Melanoma • Mycosis ... #dermatology #Differential
Curtain Sign - Enhanced Ptosis in Myasthenia Gravis
Because of bilateral eyelid innervation, when the more affected
Sign - Enhanced Ptosis ... enhancement of the ptosis ... Sign #Enhanced #Ptosis
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
demonstrated the classic miosis ... and ptosis (both